Re: {bb} Scripting BB startup/shutdown in Red Hat

["Johann Eggers" <johann.eggers@teleatlas.com>]

Hi,

think you have to use the following command:  su bb -c 
"/usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh stop"
Otherwise you will have a login shell...

Johann


Shane Presley wrote:

> Hi Johann,
>
> I tried changing my script to use yours, but I still have the same
> problem.  Basically it comes down to this.  If as root....
> su bb
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh stop
>
> That works fine.  
yes, you are in a login shell and run the script

> However, if as root....
> su - bb -c "/usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh stop"
>
> It stops BB, but doesn't clean up $BBHOME/tmp/BBPID, and gives these errors:
> Stopping Big Brother...
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh: line 145: kill: (4931) - Operation not permitted
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh: line 145: kill: (4931) - Operation not permitted
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh: line 145: kill: (4932) - No such process
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh: line 145: kill: (4931) - Operation not permitted
> /usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh: line 145: kill: (4932) - No such process
>
>  
don't use the su - bb -c "/usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh stop"
instead use su bb -c "/usr/local/bb/bb/runbb.sh stop"

> Shane
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:58:46 +0100, Johann Eggers
> <johann.eggers@teleatlas.com> wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I use the following simple start/stop script:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > #       Start script for Big Brother and Tools on LINUX
> > #
> > #       Johann Eggers (jeg), 22.08.2002
> >
> > BBHOME=/opt/bb
> >
> > case "$1" in
> >
> > 'start')
> >        su bb -c "/opt/bb/runbb.sh $1"
> >        ;;
> >
> > 'stop')
> >        su bb -c "/opt/bb/runbb.sh $1"
> >        ;;
> >
> > 'restart')
> >        su bb -c "/opt/bb/runbb.sh $1"
> >        ;;
> > *)
> >        echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop|restart]"
> >        ;;
> > esac
> >
> > Johann
> >    
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